Early life

Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods) and Merald Woodlow Knight, Sr., a postal worker. She first achieved minor fame by winning Ted Mack'sOriginal Amateur Hour TV show contest at the age of seven in 1952. The following year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called the Pips (named after another cousin, James "Pip" Woods). By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys Knight's cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George.

Come Back And Finish What You Started

Come back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedDon’t leave me hanging on, noYou planted seeds of love in my heartWith all the tender words you said at the startBut love is something you shouldn’t beginIf you’re not gonna see it through to the endCome back and finish what you startedOh, and don’t leave me hanging onMmm, come back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging on, noA taste of honey is a dangerous thingAfter it’s gone the memories clingJust like the promise I heard you repeatThat you left undone and incompleteCome back and finish what you startedOoh, and don’t leave me hanging onOoh, come back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onBaby come back, ooh, oohDon’t leave meBaby come back, come backDon’t you know I love youBaby come back, come backCome back and finish what you startedDon’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedOoh, don’t leave me hanging onA taste of honey is a dangerous thingAfter it’s gone the memories clingJust like the promise I heard you repeatThat you left undone and incompleteCome back and finish what you startedOoh, and don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedAnd don’t leave me hanging onCome back and finish what you startedDon’t leave me hanging on, noDon’t you know I need you beside meCome right back and let your love at meFinish what you started

Early life

Knight was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the daughter of Sarah Elizabeth (née Woods) and Merald Woodlow Knight, Sr., a postal worker. She first achieved minor fame by winning Ted Mack'sOriginal Amateur Hour TV show contest at the age of seven in 1952. The following year, she, her brother Merald, sister Brenda, and cousins William and Elenor Guest formed a musical group called the Pips (named after another cousin, James "Pip" Woods). By the end of the decade, the act had begun to tour, and had replaced Brenda Knight and Eleanor Guest with Gladys Knight's cousin Edward Patten and friend Langston George.

Sadly this is not the first time GladysKnight’s Chicken and Waffles has had trouble on the menu ... Regardless, despite not being directly involved with the business or financial operations at the chicken and waffles restaurants in Atlanta, Georgia, GladysKnight is a celebrity endorser, but she is also an influencer of the menu....

Since its grand opening in 1997, GladysKnight’s Chicken & Waffles has been a hit among gourmands. Though the restaurant chain bears the name of R&B legend GladysKnight, it is a venture headed up by her restaurateur son (with music man Barry Hankerson), Shanga Hankerson ...GladysKnight is in the clear....

The Georgia Department of Revenue has raided GladysKnight’s Chicken and Waffles restaurants in the Atlanta area, WSB reported. GladysKnight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, who runs the operation, is at the center of an investigation involving $1 million in stolen money, authorities said. Knight is not involved in the investigation....